Storch the main casualty of anti-Mapp forces in Tuesday's Primary

Unofficial results of the Democratic Primary on Tuesday.
(City Committee results not shown; click on image to enlarge.)

Incumbent Cory Storch fell to insurgent Sean McKenna in Tuesday's Democratic Primary election, meaning McKenna will be the Plainfield Democratic party's standard-bearer in the Second Ward in the November general election.

Incumbent Barry Goode held off challengers Terri Briggs Jones and Bridget Rivers for the Ward 1/4 at-large seat.

Unless an independent candidate files, the two will be unopposed in the November election, which is why winning the Primary in Plainfield is considered tantamount to election. Those elected in November will take office on January 1, 2020.

McKenna bested Storch 628 - 461 (58% - 42%).

Goode bested his opponents 569 to 451 (Briggs Jones) and 175 (Rivers). Had Briggs Jones been the only challenger, the result might have been otherwise. The percentages are: Goode (48%), Briggs Jones (38%), and Rivers (14%).

The upticket results were overwhelmingly positive for the Union County RDO.

The Freeholders, Assembly candidates and Surrogate all did extremely well.

However, Plainfield stars Linda Carter (2,264) and Rebecca Williams (1,930) outshone their running mates.

Carter now has broken the long historical trend in which Assemblyman Jerry Green always trailed his Union County running mates.

Chairman Adrian O. Mapp addressed the crowd at Democratic Headquarters after the results were tallied.

In his remarks, he congratulated McKenna on his win and said he looks forward to working with him on the City Council.

Chairman Mapp did say that his City Committee slate took 51 of 68 seats (the PDCC ran 65 candidates), however the Committee results were not available as a single table, so I will post those results later.

The Plainfield Democratic City Committee meets next Monday at Democratic Headquarters at 7:00 PM to reorganize for the next two years.

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  -- Dan Damon [follow]

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